Fastener for heels.



E. J. WESP.

FASTENBR F APPLICATION TIL OR HEELS.

ED OUT. 21, 1912.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

wi/tmeooeo EMIL J. WESP, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

FASTENER FOR HEELS.

Application filed October 21, 1912.

To all whom it may con cern: Be it known that I, EMIL J. WESP, a c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners for Heels, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a cheap, strong and effective fastener by which wooden heels may be readily and securely fastened to shoes.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shoe partly broken away, showing the method by which the fastener is held in place. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a shoe partly broken away, with the heel removed therefrom, showing the fastener in place thereon. Fig. 3 is a perspective of the heel with a. small metal strap fastened thereon. Fig. at is a sectional view of a shoe, the section being taken on the line 4 -4 in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fastener alone. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank from which the fastener is formed.

In the accompanying drawings like reference numerals refer to like parts.

In the drawings reference numeral 1 indicates a shoe having the upper 2, the outer sole 3, the inner sole 4: and the heel 5. The outer sole 3 is partly cut away as shown in Fig. 2, and extends in over the heel. The insole 4 extends over the heel and outer sole, which is partly cut away, being inclosed between the inner sole and. the heel.

Attached to the rear of the shoe as shown in Fig. 2, is the fastener 6. This fastener is formed from the blank 9 shown in Fig. 6. From this blank are bent up the two prongs 7 and 8, while the central art of the blank is bent down and under to orm a hook. The fastener is applied to the outer and inner sole, the prongs 7 and 8 being passed up through suitable perforations in the inner and outer sole and then bent down as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 so as to firmly hold the hook in place.

The heel is attached in the following manner: fastened with nails 10 and 11 to the rear end of the heel as shown in Fig. 3, is a small metal strap 6, which strap is flared Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Serial No. 727,079.

upwardly at the rear in the middle. The heel with this metal strap fastened thereon 1s hooked onto the fastening on the shoe, the attachment of the heel to the shoe being completed by the use of the nails 12 and 13, which are driven through the inner and outer sole onto the heel. To complete the fastening of the heel, glue may be used instead of nails, or both glue and nails may be used. The inner sole with its nails and prongs exposed therein, is covered with a bottom lining or heel pad which is ordinarily used in shoes.

It will be understood that the heel which 1s fastened to the shoeiin the manner described is made preferably of wood, such heels being preferred for certain styles of shoes, the heels being covered with any kind of material to match the upper of the shoe.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and patentable is as follows:

1. The combination ina shoe, of an upper having an outer sole and an inner sole, said outer sole being partially cut away at the rear, a heel for said shoe, said heel fitting the cut-away portion of the outer sole, a strap fastened to the top of the heel, and a fastener at the rear of the outer sole to engage said strap and thereby join the heel to the shoe, said fastener having upwardly extending prongs to pass through and engage with the inner sole and the outer sole and having a prong on the end extending downwardly and forwardly to engage with said strap.

2. The combination in a shoe having an inner sole and an outer sole, said outer sole being partially cut away at the rear and said sole provided with perforations, a heel fitting the cut-away portion of the outer sole, a fastener having a pair of prongs to be passed through said perforations and bent outwardly above the inner sole, said fastener having a third prong extending downwardly and forwardly from its end, and a heel having a fastening member to be engaged by said third prong to thereby join the heel to the shoe.

3. The combination in a shoe having an outer sole and an inner sole, and a heel attachable to the shoe, of co-acting fastenings between the heel and outer sole, one of said I fa steilihgs being seeureid to the heel, and the In tes timenj fi vhereef I :iiiixiii'y' signhture other fastening comprising a plate having in presence of two witnesses.

a pair of oppositely-disfiosed prongs t0 be ,i

passed through said inner and. outer sole, 'VVESPV and having a third prong exteridirig"dowh- VVitIiesses:

\Wardly and forwardly to engage said heel Emc- ISCHINGER,

fastening. LENA M. ASH. 

